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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/13/12, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: COY) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.051, payable on 6/29/12. As a percentage of COY's recent stock price of $7.52, this dividend works out to approximately 0.68%.

Below is a dividend history chart for COY, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.051 declared by BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.:

COY Dividend History

Date

Div*

05/11/12

0.051

04/12/12

0.051

03/13/12

0.051

02/13/12

0.051

12/28/11

0.051

12/12/11

0.051

11/10/11

0.051

10/12/11

0.051

09/13/11

0.051

08/11/11

0.051

07/13/11

0.051

06/13/11

0.051

05/12/11

0.051

04/13/11

0.051

03/11/11

0.051

12/29/10

0.051

12/13/10

0.051

11/10/10

0.051

10/13/10

0.051

09/13/10

0.051

08/12/10

0.051

07/13/10

0.051

06/11/10

0.051

05/12/10

0.051

04/13/10

0.051

03/11/10

0.051

02/10/10

0.061

12/29/09

0.061

12/11/09

0.061

10/13/09

0.061

09/11/09

0.061

08/12/09

0.061

07/13/09

0.061

06/11/09

0.061

05/13/09

0.061

04/13/09

0.061

03/12/09

0.061

02/11/09

0.061

12/29/08

0.065

12/11/08

0.061

11/12/08

0.061

10/10/08

0.061

09/11/08

0.061

08/13/08

0.061

07/11/08

0.061

06/12/08

0.061

05/13/08

0.061

04/11/08

0.061

03/12/08

0.061

02/13/08

0.061

12/27/07

0.084

12/11/07

0.061

11/13/07

0.061

10/11/07

0.061

09/12/07

0.061

08/13/07

0.061

07/12/07

0.061

06/13/07

0.061

05/11/07

0.056

04/12/07

0.056

03/13/07

0.056

02/13/07

0.056

12/27/06

0.056

12/08/06

0.056

11/10/06

0.056

10/12/06

0.056

09/13/06

0.056

08/10/06

0.056

07/13/06

0.056

06/09/06

0.056

05/11/06

0.056

04/12/06

0.056

03/10/06

0.056

02/10/06

0.062

12/28/05

0.062

12/08/05

0.062

11/10/05

0.070

10/13/05

0.070

09/12/05

0.070

08/11/05

0.070

07/12/05

0.070

06/10/05

0.070

05/11/05

0.074

04/13/05

0.074

03/11/05

0.074

02/11/05

0.074

12/28/04

0.074

12/08/04

0.074

11/09/04

0.074

10/13/04

0.074

09/10/04

0.074

08/12/04

0.074

07/13/04

0.074

06/10/04

0.074

05/12/04

0.074

04/14/04

0.083

03/11/04

0.087

02/11/04

0.086

12/29/03

0.086

12/05/03

0.087

11/12/03

0.086

10/15/03

0.086

09/12/03

0.086

08/13/03

0.083

07/15/03

0.078

06/12/03

0.070

04/30/03

0.086

04/14/03

0.083

03/13/03

0.083

02/12/03

0.083

12/27/02

0.078

12/06/02

0.076

11/12/02

0.073

10/16/02

0.073

09/13/02

0.073

08/15/02

0.071

07/16/02

0.072

06/13/02

0.080

05/16/02

0.078

04/15/02

0.081

03/14/02

0.086

02/13/02

0.093

12/27/01

0.101

12/10/01

0.101

11/16/01

0.110

10/12/01

0.098

08/16/01

0.100

07/13/01

0.101

06/15/01

0.098

05/14/01

0.093

04/11/01

0.099

03/15/01

0.105

02/14/01

0.105

12/27/00

0.108

12/05/00

0.108

11/16/00

0.115

10/13/00

0.108

09/14/00

0.113

08/16/00

0.114

07/13/00

0.104

06/15/00

0.110

05/12/00

0.109

04/13/00

0.116

03/15/00

0.102

02/15/00

0.107

12/29/99

0.108

12/08/99

0.105

11/18/99

0.107

10/20/99

0.105

09/20/99

0.130

08/19/99

0.109

07/21/99

0.113

06/21/99

0.112

05/19/99

0.106

04/20/99

0.118

03/22/99

0.104

02/17/99

0.120

12/29/98

0.241

12/09/98

0.129

11/18/98

0.118

10/20/98

0.117

09/18/98

0.120

08/19/98

0.118

07/21/98

0.119

06/18/98

0.118

05/19/98

0.115

04/20/98

0.131

03/19/98

0.105

02/17/98

0.118

12/29/97

0.152

12/09/97

0.110

11/13/97

0.128

10/16/97

0.122

09/16/97

0.111

08/14/97

0.114

07/17/97

0.119

06/17/97

0.109

05/15/97

0.108

04/16/97

0.119

03/18/97

0.107

02/18/97

0.138

12/27/96

0.135

12/10/96

0.116

11/14/96

0.122

10/17/96

0.114

09/13/96

0.128

08/15/96

0.128

07/18/96

0.122

06/14/96

0.123

05/17/96

0.118

04/17/96

0.119

03/15/96

0.118

02/15/96

0.128

12/27/95

0.134

12/07/95

0.119

11/21/95

0.124

10/18/95

0.118

09/20/95

0.120

08/21/95

0.123

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from COY is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 8.14% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.